Today Jason and Sam (our interns) learned how we rotate our pigs through the homestead. We set up our #1 paddock today. We will be monitoring the paddock over the next week to inform us when we need to move them to paddock #2. The paddocks are lush with clovers, rye, vetch, oats, vegetative tree ...

Recently Cliff was interviewed by Diego, of the Permaculture Voices podcast. They talk about the realities of homesteading, living an off-grid lifestyle, farming, family life and more. It was a great honor to be interviewed by Diego. He asked many questions relevant to any aspiring farmer or homesteader. Sometimes we idealize going back to the ...

We are excited to bring world class education in Regenerative Agriculture, Permaculture and beyond to the east coast USA. In 2013 we brought Darren Doherty and his Regrarian “intro course”. Darren will be back in 2015 to teach the Regrarian Design course with the Regrarian Handbook in hand. In 2014 we are proud to ...

For last two years I have been using a very expensive fencing system to contain my pigs at the homestead. Recently, after watching Joel Salatin’s DVD Pigs n Glens, Bard of Harmony Homestead and I decided to build a simple yet cost effective fencing system for our naturally raised pigs. After a few modifications to ...

Earlier this week, after much patience and planning, Bard and I finally got two large sows (Mule foot & Red wattle hybrid) into their new woodland paddock at Harmony Homestead. We introduced a young Large Black boar, a pregnant Large Black and a feeder pig for spring harvest. At first there was a lot of ...

Today Kiran (our 10 year old son) and I decided to test the viability of dwarf bamboo as a fodder crop. Indocalamus longiauritus was our chosen species. We cut our samples from a small nursery grove that we established as a mother for future plantings. Our initial intention was to see if the goat would ...

Testimonials

I’ve just been enjoying this course, the community and all of your insights and knowledge from your vast experience.

Permaculture Design Course Student

The teachers did an excellent job covering their subjects. Cliff is an excellent teacher and wonderful mentor. I really learned so much. I found the teaching styles of each (instructor) to be very effective, incorporating “real world” practice into lecture allowed us hands-on integration of taught material.

Minda BrackmanOccupational Therapist & Homesteader

The course has been a great mix of information, hands-on skills and design. I can design! This was a big confidence builder for me.

Joel Hughes

Spiral Ridge Permaculture’s PDC is an impactful and inspiring introduction to the core principles and practices of permaculture.

A.C. - PDC Student

For anyone thinking about going to a course at Spiral Ridge, DO IT! I just took my PDC there and it was by far the experience and education of a lifetime. Cliff, Jenn, and the rest of the crew are the salt of the earth and true practitioners of all angles of this craft. Trust me…. DO IT… you will not regret it…

I was overwhelmed and delighted with the entire experience…a true inspiration for the future of the planet, our Mother. Good for the soul. My hope is renewed by the integrity of the group that present this program. The commitment of all these instructors to sharing this knowledge is readily evident and honest. Extraordinary people all.

Dutch Brackman

First let me say just how much I still appreciate the learning experience y’all gave me. I’m still glowing over a month later! Before I attended the course, I already knew permaculture was my passion. But your course inspired me and motivated me even more.

Jason Hurd

I like that the course (was) by people who are actually doing it, rather than being completely academic. It’s clear that the instructors have spent significant time with the material, both in study and practice.

Tandy Nicholson

The Regenerative Earthworks course was epic! Thanks to the generosity of Cliff Davis and everyone else at Spiral Ridge, I feel very good about soil, geology, and the techniques used to generate food and encourage biodiversity.